Portable shed



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J. T. RICHMOND. PORTABLE SHED.

No. 467,314. Patented Jan. 19, 1892.

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J. T. RICHMOND. PORTABLE SHED.

No. 467,314. Patented Jan. 19, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

JOSEPH T. RICHMOND, OF CALDXVELL, KANSAS.

PORTABLE SHED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,314, dated January19, 1892. Application filed July 2, 1891. Serial No. 398,274. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH T. RICHMOND,L citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Caldwell, in the county of Sumner and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PortableSheds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in portable and adjustable sheds.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved shed which maybeused for numerous purposes; and it consists in the construction andcombination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and.particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view showing one-half of the roof removed, butindicated in position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevationshowing the parts arranged as a cattle-shed.

A A designate the four corner-posts, which may be suitably buried in theground and braced to each other at their upper ends by strips CtCt. Eachcorner-post is provided with racks b b, which are secured on oppositesides thereof and the teeth of which project upward. Between the endposts are planted short uprights B B, which are provided withperforations Z) and b, as shown,the perforations I)" being adapted toreceive pins or rods to maintain the roof in a vertical position when soplaced, two of the corner-posts being perforated on a line with theperforation b in the uprights to receive rods 0 c.

The sections D D of the roof consist of frames made up of end pieces (Zd, braced by the strips 6 e, over which the covering-boards are secured.Between the two intermediate strips e e are secured cross-pieces f f,through which pass the supporting-rods g g, the ends of which passthrough the end pieces (Z and play in slots g formed therein. These rodsengage with the racks b b on the corner-posts and sustain the weight ofthe roof-sections.

Upon the rods g g, which pass through the slots 9', are secured rods M,which depend therefrom. When it is desired to raise one of the sectionsof the roof, one of the rods'iis pushed upward to elevate the rod g, towhich it is attached,and cause it toengage with the rack-tooth above theone in which it rests, and the other rods,being manipulated in the samemanner, raise the section step by step,

or by reversing the operation it can be lowered. The end pieces of thesections arealso provided with brace-pieces 70 7a, which are pivotallyattached thereon, and by properly securing the lower ends of thebrace-pieces 7c 7.;

to the corner-posts by means of pins which pass through perforations inthe bracepieces and enter perforations 7c" in the post, the inclinationof the sections can be varied, a series 70 of perforations being formedin the cornerposts for such adjustment. To adj nst one of theroof-sections vertically, the brace-pieces 7;

k are disengaged from the pins that hold them to the corner-posts, andthe rods 2' 2', having the hooked ends, are crossed and caused to engagewith the pins which pivot the brace-pieces to the end pieces (Z d. Now,by alternately pulling and pushing upon the brace-pieces 7t 7a, whichhang down, the supporting-rods g g may be brought alternately in contactwith the rack-bars b to raise or lower the roof.

The structure hereinbefore described can be used as a hay rack or shed.Should it be desired to arrange the parts for use as a cattle-shed witha closed back, one of the sections can be lowered and maintained in aninclined position, as shown in Fig. 2, and the opposite section securedin a vertical position to the center posts B B. A shed thus con- 0strncted can be easily taken down and transported, and may be adjustedto several differ-. ent positions than those shown in the accompanyingdrawings.

Having thus described my invention, I g5 claim- 1. In combination withthe corner-posts A A, having rack-bars b b,a roof-section having rodsfor engagement with said racks, and brace-pieces, as k k, which aresecured to the I00 roof-section, and corner-posts for maintaining saidsection at the desired inclination, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with the corner-postshaving rack-bars, as shown, aroof-section D, having end pieces (1 d, with slots through which passthe supporting-rods, rods if for manipulating said supporting-rods toraise or lower 5 the section, and braces connecting the outer ends ofthe section to the posts, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with the posts or supports A A, having rack-bars b band a vertical series of perforations, the roof-sections D D, havingrods which engage with the rackplates on the posts, and braces 75 is,pivotally attached to the ends of the roof-sections and havingperforations at their lower ends through which pins pass engaging withthe posts, substantially as set forth.

4. In combination with the adjustable roofseotions D D andsupporting-posts, constructed substantially as shown, the intermediateuprights B B, having perforations, and means for securing one of theroof-sections in a vertical position thereto, substantially as setforth.

5. In combination with the posts or supports A A, having rack-bars b b,supportingrods 9 g, secured to the roof and passed through slots in theside pieces thereof, braces 70 k, and rods ii,held in engagement withthe rods g g and adapted to be connected with the pins which pivotallysecure the bracepieees to the roof, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J OSEPII T. RICHMOND.

Witnesses;

W. F. SoHELL, S. P. G. LEWIS.

